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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Numbers 31:13

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Moses, and Eleazar the priest, . . . went forth to meet them without the camp--partly as a token of respect and congratulation on their victory, partly to see how they had executed the Lord's commands, and partly to prevent the defilement of the camp by the entrance of warriors stained with blood.
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